Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. American rivers are suffering from poor water quality, altered flows, and diminished natural habitat. This title presents case studies of eight river restoration efforts, including dam removals on the Neuse and Kennebec rivers, simulation of seasonal flows on the Colorado river, and the failed attempt to restore salmon runs on the Snake river. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPRB; RNF; TNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403905
- ISBN
- 9780878403905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.76
€ 74.76
Paperback. The island of Cyprus is a truly classic area of geology in Europe. The geology, natural resources and climate of Cyprus have enabled civilizations to flourish, and world-renowned archaeological sites date as far back as the Neolithic period. This work is suitable for those with an interest in geology who visit this Mediterranean destination. Series: Classic Geology in Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs and line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVC; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524. Series: Classic Geology in Europe. 288 pages, photographs and line illustrations. The island of Cyprus is a truly classic area of geology in Europe. The geology, natural resources and climate of Cyprus have enabled civilizations to flourish, and world-renowned archaeological sites date as far back as the Neolithic period. This work is suitable for those with an interest in geology who visit this Mediterranean destination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVC; RBG. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 16. Weight: 520.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903544150
- ISBN
- 9781903544150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.30
€ 45.99
€ 42.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Victoria P. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: RBP; RNP; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823609
- ISBN
- 9781634823609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.28€ 143.11
€ 187.28
€ 143.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Oouchi, Kazuyoshi. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631170973
- ISBN
- 9781631170973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.67€ 108.93
€ 155.67
€ 108.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Oouchi, Kazuyoshi; Fudeyasu, Hironori. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619429765
- ISBN
- 9781619429765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.25€ 157.99
€ 228.25
€ 157.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): LaBeau, Terrance G. Num Pages: 269 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: RBP; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606920640
- ISBN
- 9781606920640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.77€ 93.93
€ 135.77
€ 93.93
Hardback. Explores the reasons for difficulties in making cycling mainstream in many cultures, despite its claims for being one of the most sustainable forms of transport. This title examines the cultural development of cycling in countries with high use and the differences in use between different sub-groups of the population. Editor(s): Parkin, John. Series Editor(s): Ison, Stephen; Shaw, Jon. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNU; RPT; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522982
- ISBN
- 9781780522982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.13
€ 214.13
Hardback. In recent years, activists & policymakers have increasingly turned to mobilizing older technologies in their pursuit of sustainability, and waste recycling and bicycles both exemplify this development. This series of fascinating case studies traces the twin histories of biking and recycling, providing valuable context for today's policy challenges. Editor(s): Oldenziel, Ruth; Trischler, Helmuth. Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNH; RNU; TQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782389705
- ISBN
- 9781782389705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.66
€ 161.66
paperback. Argues African ways of seeing and interpreting their environments and past are not only critical to how historians write environmental history, they also have important lessons for policymakers and conservationists. It focuses on the Mpiemu people of the Central Arfrican Republic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJR; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813921037
- ISBN
- 9780813921037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.40
€ 33.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. Provides a theoretical framework that accounts for how different types of cities arrive at decisions about residential growth and economic development. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012561
- ISBN
- 9781589012561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.99
€ 71.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Hastorf, Christine A.; Popper, Virginia S. Series: Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 3 maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318936
- ISBN
- 9780226318936
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.92
€ 35.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Leblon, Brigitte. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634636827
- ISBN
- 9781634636827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.85€ 197.35
€ 259.85
€ 197.35
This book discusses the history of electrification in British-ruled Palestine in the 1920s to show the crucial role that electrification played in assembling a material infrastructure of ethno-national separation in Palestine, long before "political partition plans" had ever been envisioned. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787062
- ISBN
- 9780804787062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.83
€ 60.83
Hardcover. An eye-opening account exploring common themes between major disasters and providing important lessons for successful natural hazard mitigation. Num Pages: 346 pages, 51 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFU; JKSR; RNR; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107035188
- ISBN
- 9781107035188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.26
€ 30.99
€ 23.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 371 pages, colour illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RN; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594549519
- ISBN
- 9781594549519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.96€ 133.57
€ 191.96
€ 133.57
Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762313716
- ISBN
- 9780762313716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.17
€ 187.17
Paperback. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 808 pages, 71 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1344. World Migrations in the Second Millennium. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. 808 pages, 71 maps. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight: 1344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349013
- ISBN
- 9780822349013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.59
€ 50.99
€ 46.59
Culture, Environment, and Conservation in the Appalachian South
Howell, Benita J.. Ed(S): Howell, Benita J.
Paperback. Focusing on the mountainous area from northern Alabama to West Virginia, this title explores the historic and contemporary interrelations between culture and environment in a region that has been plagued by land misuse and damaging stereotypes of its people. This collection contributes to debates over land use and conservation. Editor(s): Howell, Benita J. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB; HBJK; HBTB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070228
- ISBN
- 9780252070228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.55
€ 30.55
Paperback. The international contributors to this collection ask us to pause and consider the complex ways in which value is created and destroyed. Their diverse approaches of ethics, philosophy, cultural studies, and politics are at the forefront of a new field of 'ecohumanites.' Editor(s): Hawkins, Gay; Muecke, Stephen. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519824
- ISBN
- 9780742519824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardback. The international contributors to this collection ask us to pause and consider the complex ways in which value is created and destroyed. Their diverse approaches of ethics, philosophy, cultural studies, and politics are at the forefront of a new field of 'ecohumanites.' Editor(s): Hawkins, Gay; Muecke, Stephen. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JH; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519817
- ISBN
- 9780742519817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.79
€ 163.79
Hardback. Today, human ecology has split into many different sub-disciplines, such as historical ecology, political ecology or the New Ecological Anthropology. This collection of essays aims to prove that an interdisciplinary collaboration and understanding of the extreme complexity of the human-environment interface(s) is possible. Editor(s): Casimir, Michael J. Num Pages: 410 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571814784
- ISBN
- 9781571814784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.42
€ 180.42
Hardcover. This volume provides an overview of cultural tourism in southern Africa. It examines the utilisation of culture in southern African tourism and the related impacts, possibilities and challenges from wide-ranging perspectives. Concepts explored include authenticity, commodification, the tourist gaze and 'Otherness', heritage and sustainability. Editor(s): Manwa, Haretsebe (University of Botswana); Saarinen, Jarkko (University of Oulu); Moswete, Naomi. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JHM; KNSG; RG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845415525
- ISBN
- 9781845415525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.79
€ 166.79
Paperback. Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly renowned authors present a rich overview of major sociological themes and the various empirical applications of cultural sociology. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189842
- ISBN
- 9781405189842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.47
€ 37.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Longstreth, Richard. Num Pages: 256 pages, 77 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AMV; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816650996
- ISBN
- 9780816650996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.72
€ 29.99
€ 27.72